Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-28
LOCAL BREyITIES.

Two special freight trains went East las
night-one of potatoes and the other o
oranges.
The private picnic of the Chosen Friends
at Richmond Grove yesterday was q sourc,
of much enjoyment.
The steamer San Joaquin, No. 8, arrived
from the upper Sacramento yesterday, with
a barge load of wood.
Deputy Sheriff Riley brought up from
San Francisco last evening Henry Brooks
who is to serve sixteen years for forgery
with prior conviction.
The Sacramento river has been standing
at Is feet inches during the week, bui
yesterday, in consequence of the strong
north wind, i. rose to Is feet inches.
The only arrests made yesterday were
those of Richard Conner, by officers Row
land and O'Meara, for disturbing the peace
and John Doe, by officer Frazee, for being
drunk.
In the card of thanks published in YES
terday's REcoRD-UNIoY by relatives of the
| late Jacob Miller, the name of Matthew
Steinkenig was misprinted Nathan Stein
kenig."
Confirmation service will be held at the
Jewish synagogue at 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
At the close OF service a reception will be
| given at the residence of Ben Cohen, No
! 523 street.
The habeas corpus case in which Albert
| Webber seeks to obtain possession of his
child from its mother was Yesterday in the
Superior Court continued until next Tues
day morning.
In Justice Davis Court yesterday morn
ing the case of II. A Caulfield VS.. Robert
| Miller W continued ri.
day next, owing to the illness of A. l..
Hart, attorney for defendant
There will be memorial services con-
Quoted by Comrade Ollie, at the Sixth
street NJ. Z. Church tomorrow evening.
The various Posts and Corps, G. A. R..
will meet and march to the church in a
body.
Jimmy Hope, the notorious burglar. was
last evening taken East from San Francisco
by detectives Parsons and Rogers, who
came out to get him some months ago.
Sergeant Rogers, of the San Francisco de-
tective force, and detective Edward Bvram
and officer Harry Hook, of San Francisco
accompanying them as far as Chicago
by direction of Chief Crowley, to guard
against any rescue that friends of the pris-
oner may undertake.
Prof. Van Tassell, the celebrated aero
naut, came up from San Francisco last
evening, and will submit proposition to
the Fourth of July Committee to make an
ascension on that day. He makes a bust
ness oifer-no pay if the ascension is not
a success and entirely satisfactory. The
Professor has an excellent reputation as a
fulhller OF contracts, and will doubtless
perform what he undertakes.
There is probably somebody among the
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fall to see that the branches of shade trees
throughout the city are not allowed to
grow SO low that people walking on the
sidewalks or driving along the streets are
annoyed thereby. Last evening a lady
who was riding on NJ street, between Fifth
and Sixth, had her face severely scratched
by an over-hanging branch
The strong north wind prevailing yester-
day was not only enervating and distress.
ing to people physically, but caused trouble
mentally to all interested in the crops, as
1t was feared grain would be caused to
shrivel. Notwithstanding the fact that
there was high wind in this locality, pas
sengers by the Heno train reported that
there was no air stirring at Colfax, and the
thermometer there registered summer
heat-960.
A klnd-hearted citizen yesterday observed
plTu III distress IN one OF his trees, the
teathered specimen having got his legs en-
tangled in piece of string that was at
tached to one of the branches. 1t was a
member of the tough" family of birds,
known as butcher bird, with liking for
the sport for killing canaries in their cages,
gathering into camp the fledglings from
nests found in his rambles, etc. but the
citizen didn't know that. and thought it
was nice little bird" He procured a
ladder, carrying it a considerable distance,
and after much trouble and tearing of
clothing succeeded in rescuing the bird,
which rewarded him for his kindness by
grasping one of his fingers in its powerful
bill and cutting it to the bone. In fit of
observation-disclosures the kind-hearted citizen
separated Mr. Butchers head from his
body, and expressed hope that he might
60 to country of perpetual warm weather
IL ne ever did decent act again